Roasted Garlic Soup
Description
This Italian soup features Heads (about 1/2. The flavors come together beautifully. Comforting for cold days and perfect for meal prep. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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Pound total), unpeeled 1/4 c Olive oil 6 tb (3/4 stick) unsalted Butter 4 Leeks (white part only), Chopped 1 Onion, diced 6 tb All purpose flour 4 c Chicken stock or canned Broth, heated 1/3 c Dry Sherry 1 c Whipping
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cream Fresh lemon juice Salt and fresh ground White pepper 2 tb Chopped fresh chives
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Preheat oven to 350F (177ðC).
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Cut off top 1/4 inch of each garlic head.
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Place garlic heads in small shallow baking dish.
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Drizzle oil over.
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Bake until golden, about 1 hour.
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Cool slightly.
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Press individual garlic cloves between thumb and finger to release garlic.
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Chop garlic.
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Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat.
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Add garlic, leeks and onion and saute until onion is translucent, about 8 minutes.
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Reduce heat to low.
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Add flour and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Stir in hot stock and Sherry.
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Simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Cool slightly.
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Puree soup in batches in blender or processor.
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(Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
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Cover and refrigerate.) Return soup to saucepan.
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Add cream and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.
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Add lemon juice to taste.
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Season with salt and white pepper.
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Ladle into bowls.
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Garnish with chives
Nutrition Facts
Servings 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 149.0kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 0.5g1%
- Saturated Fat 0.1g1%
- Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
- Sodium 17.0mg1%
- Total Carbohydrate 33.0g11%
- Dietary Fiber 2.1g9%
- Sugars 1.0g
- Protein 6.4g13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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